Happiness: Season 1

2021 · 12 episodes · ★ 7.5

What Season 1 of Happiness

In the near future, infectious diseases are part of everyday life. Yoon Sae-bom, an agent in a police special operations unit, moves into a new building where the upper floors are sold and the lower floors are rented. Her dream of a home doesn't last long, because a scratch she gets during an operation against someone infected with the madness disease puts her in danger. To protect the innocent, she relies on Jung Yi-hyun, a detective and former high school classmate who has been in love with her for years. Meanwhile, neighbors from different social classes distrust one another and struggle to secure a better position within the building.

12episodes

Nov 5, 2021Aired

Dec 11, 2021final episode

13.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Public Rental Apartment
Nov 5, 2021 · 61 min · ★ 7.7
Her friend from high school, Detective Jung Yi Hyun calls Sae Bom to let her know that a SOU recruit, Lee Jong Tae is involved in a murder case that just occurred. It seems Lee Jong Tae gave some sort of drug to his friend who bit off the victim’s neck and killed him. Sae Bom, who needs to work hard and earn points to qualify for the public rental apartment, goes out to get Lee Jong Tae despite Yi Hyun’s warning.
Starring: Lee Kyoo-hyung, Han Sa-myeong
1x02 Thirsty Patients
Nov 6, 2021 · 66 min · ★ 7.4
Sae Bom finally gets to be a homeowner. At the end of all her hard work, she thought happiness was just around the corner. However, she ends up learning she might have caught a new contagion, one that causes the infected to bite people after losing their minds. Even though Sae Bom and Seung Young are under an oath of secrecy, reporters approach them with a hefty sum of money. Meanwhile, Yi Hyun and Tae Seok from the Central Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters (CDCH) join forces to find out the true nature of the disease.
Starring: Lee Kyoo-hyung
1x03 Locked In
Nov 12, 2021 · 62 min · ★ 7.7
Sae Bom thinks Tae Seok is hiding something and feels uneasy about it. The new apartment is peaceful compared to the unrealistic dormitory. Sae Bom and Yi Hyun return to their everyday lives. Although it doesn't seem right, they try their best to adapt. However, late in the night, they hear a constant banging from the unit above them.
Starring: Lee Kyoo-hyung, Jung Jae-eun, Jeon Seok-chan
1x04 The Spread
Nov 13, 2021 · 66 min
The apartment complex gets walled up and quarantined due to Min Ji's mad person disease triggered by the Next drug. Whether they like it or not, the people living in the apartments have to stay within the walls together for a week. Sae Bom and Yi Hyun isolate the suspect Ju Hyung and provide shelter for outsiders. Meanwhile, during the joint investigation, Yi Hyun and Tae Seok discover the dealer of Next lives in Building 101.
1x05 The Outsiders
Nov 19, 2021 · 63 min · ★ 7.8
All the apartments within the complex get infected, except Building 101. The phone lines and Internet get disconnected, and they are all on their own. Sae Bom and Yi Hyun struggle with the constant conflict between the renters and owners inside the building, including the people outside. Meanwhile, their food depletes, and they are left with only one option, to go outside.
1x06 One Man’s Life
Nov 20, 2021 · 63 min · ★ 7.7
After they return from their mission of obtaining food, the people inside won't believe anything they say about what they saw. Everyone starts to doubt each other, and distrust builds up among them as they hide their true feelings. Meanwhile, the personal trainer locked up in the fitness center turns into a monster, putting fear in the people of the building.
1x07 The Intruder
Nov 26, 2021 · 69 min · ★ 7.7
An infected person enters Building 101, and once again, Building 101 is under the threat of infection. Lieutenant Colonel Han enters the apartment complex with news to tell, but Sae Bom and Yi Hyun find him suspicious. A person goes missing due to the intrusion, and those with similar interests and minds stay close together.
1x08 Countdown
Nov 27, 2021 · 69 min · ★ 7.4
The apartment complex is now without electricity. Sae Bom and Yi Hyun find traces of an infected person inside Building 101. Who could be infected? The residents suspect others of being infected and wait for the lockdown to end. Meanwhile, Tae Seok makes a decision knowing that the antibodies may be inside Sae Bom.
Starring: Lee Kyoo-hyung
1x09 Dwindling Water
Dec 3, 2021 · 68 min · ★ 7.6
The residents in Building 101 suspect Sae Bom and Yi Hyun are infected and quarantine them in their unit. With them quarantined, the residents discuss what to do about them. Making matters worse is the dwindling food and water supply. If they can't get it from outside, the only choice is to take it from someone else. Meanwhile, Sae Bom and Yi Hyun figure out how to find out who is infected.
1x10 Kim Se Hoon Disappears
Dec 4, 2021 · 62 min · ★ 7.6
Kim Se Hoon, the guy on the 15th floor, goes missing. Sae Bom and Yi Hyun try to figure out why he disappeared and what he was trying to hide. The residents in the building flock to his unit and squabble over the supplies he had stashed. Meanwhile, Yi Hyun contends with his thirst and keeps Sae Bom from knowing about his infection.
1x11 Backup Power
Dec 10, 2021 · 63 min · ★ 7.4
Sae Bom and Yi Hyun fall into a crisis due to the resident representative, Oh Ju Hyung, and other residents conspiring with Andrew. Tae Seok learns that Sae Bom is in danger and tries to get her out. And Yi Hyun, who still hasn't told Sae Bom about being infected, tries to protect her any way he can. However, they end up face to face with a mob of the infected.
1x12 Happiness Is With You Season Finale
Dec 11, 2021 · 73 min · ★ 7.6
Sae Bom learns that happiness is not your house but the person you are beside. And that person to her is Yi Hyun. She determines to make it back to the apartment, her house, and to where Yi Hyun would be. Dying or getting infected doesn't scare her as she tells him to wait for her.
Starring: Lee Kyoo-hyung